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Soaked I got up and started to pack up.  EVERYTHING was soaked.  Although my tent had maintained its waterproofing, a lot of stuff stays outside the tent to give me more space.  The tent has a couple of vestibules, but they didn’t stay dry.  Neither did the floor of the tent.  And, everything I touched […]

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Heart Lake and hot springs

Heart Lake Heart Lake campground was okay, but there was no water available.  I had to get it from the lake.  It doesn’t sound too bad, however there was only one campsite that had access to the lake and it wasn’t mine.  Fortunately, a couple of nice guys from eastern Canada had it and told

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Cold and BEARS!

Wet and cold It had rained during the night at Mt. Robson Park, but a sliver of sun came out in the morning.  Of course everything was soaked as I packed it up, but I was hoping for something drier ahead, so I got to work packing and loading up the bike.  It always seems

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Canada and Mt. Robson

Hot Vernon, BC was hot!  And, the enormity of what I was wanting to do had finally hit me as I had ridden into Canada the previous day.  I didn’t sleep well and the anxiety was hitting me.  I talked to my family and felt much better. I loaded up the bike and hit the

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Bodie and Mono Lake

Photography If you don’t know me well, you may not know that I love ghost towns.  I also love photography, though I’m just a beginner.  Now that you know these things, you’ll understand why I decided to plan a short trip to Bodie State Park and Mono Lake. I’ve recently upgraded my camera set up

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A heavenly couple of days

FINALLY! My family finally arrived to the hotel at about 2330 and I was thrilled!  I was so excited to be back with them, I barely slept, though they were exhausted from their day of travel.  Sometimes I can have a bit too much energy.  Through some strange twist of fate, though we were there

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Another change in plans

Another new plan When it got to be 1930 and I still hadn’t heard that I could stay with my friend from work the next day, I started looking to see where else I could go to escape the bad weather. I initially thought I’d go to Niagara Falls, stay with my friend that didn’t

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